Oceaniopteris cartilaginea, synonym Blechnum cartilagineum,[1] is known as the gristle fern or soft water fern. It is a resilient and abundant fern growing in eastern Australia, seen in rainforest and eucalyptus forest. The new growth is often pink or reddish in colour.
| Gristle fern | |
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| At Chatswood West, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Aspleniineae |
| Family: | Blechnaceae |
| Genus: | Oceaniopteris |
| Species: | O. cartilaginea
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| Binomial name | |
| Oceaniopteris cartilaginea (Sw.) Gasper & Salino[1]
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It is very tolerant of dry conditions once established in a shady area. It can be found in sheltered areas along creeks within 200m of sea level that are within dry sclerophyll forest or on the margins of wet sclerophyll forest[2].
References
edit- ^ a b c Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019), "Oceaniopteris cartilaginea", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, 8.11, retrieved 23 December 2019
- ^ Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania, Threatened Species Section (2024), "Blechnum cartilagineum - Threatened Species Link", Threatened Species Section, retrieved 27 October 2024
- Plant Net http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Blechnum~cartilagineum Retrieved 8 September 2009
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